NeXTstation Turbo Color

Overview

NeXT updated their entire line, introducing the Turbo models as a faster, more expandable models built around a 33 MHz 68040 (up from 25 MHz in the previous generation) and supporting up to 128 MB of RAM.

Details

• date of introduction and price at introduction not known
• display: 17" color
• OS: requires NeXTstep 2.2 or later
• CPU: 33 MHz 68040
• performance: 20 MIPS, 2.6 MFLOPS
• ROM: 128 KB
• RAM: 16 MB, expandable to 128 MB
• VRAM: 1.5 MB
• video: 1120 x 832 at 16-bits
• L2 cache: unknown
• hard drive: 400 MB
• floppy drive: 2.88 MB, not Mac compatible
• networking: thinnet and 10Base-T ethernet
• ADB ports: unknown
• RS-423 serial ports: 2
• parallel port: yes
• SCSI-2 ports: 1
• NuBus slots: none
• PDS slot: none
• size (HxWxD): 16" x 14" x 3"
• weight: 14 lbs.
• PRAM battery: 3V BR-2/3A

Online Resources

• Commonly asked (by Mac users) questions about NextStep/OpenStep systems, Kevin Coffee. Best single-page resource I've seen about NeXT stuff.
• If you know of good NeXT pages I should link to, please . Thanks!

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